# xAI: SI Lab Profile and Safety Record > xAI is a US SI developer that makes the Grok models. Its Containment Board grade is D+, with its models, safety policy and Rogue Log cases. Sources linked. Source: https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/xai/ Updated: 2026-11-08 1. [Home](https://enterrsi.si/) 2. [Encyclopedia](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/) 3. xAI RSI Encyclopedia · Lab # xAI xAI is a US SI developer that makes the Grok models. Its Containment Board grade is **D+** (GPA 1.28), rank 7 of 11. Overall grade : D+ Board rank : 7 of 11 Models listed : 3 Rogue Log cases : 3 ## The lab xAI is a US SI developer that makes the Grok models. xAI has a short Frontier Artificial Intelligence Framework, but FLI found its thresholds are not tied to deployment decisions, no outside pre-release testing is documented, and there is no public whistleblower policy. Its shutdown language is discretionary. ## Safety grades On the Containment Board xAI gets **D+ overall** (GPA 1.28), rank 7 of 11. Each grade, its reasons and its sources are on the [xAI report card](https://enterrsi.si/containment-board/xai/). - Safety frameworkC- - Outside testingD - Shutdown and pauseD - Incident disclosureC- - Whistleblower protectionD ## Notable facts - FLI's Summer 2026 index graded xAI F overall and recorded its fall from 4th to 7th place among nine companies. - xAI signed the EU Code of Practice Safety and Security chapter but has published no outside pre-release test results. ## Its own safety policy - [**Frontier Artificial Intelligence Framework**](https://media.x.ai/v1/website/xai-frontier-artificial-intelligence-framework-30-june-2026-99c40684.pdf) Version June 30, 2026, updated Jun 30, 2026 Commits xAI to at least annual systemic risk assessments covering CBRN, offensive cyber, loss of control and harmful manipulation, with release only when risks are judged acceptable. It also sets security controls for model weights and an incident response process that can include shutting systems down. ## Rules where it is based - In force [**EO 14434**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/us-eo-14434/) United States - In force [**EO 14365**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/us-eo-14365/) United States - Voluntary or guidance [**AI Action Plan**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/us-ai-action-plan/) United States - Voluntary or guidance [**National Policy Framework**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/us-national-policy-framework/) United States - Voluntary or guidance [**CAISSI**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/us-caissi/) United States - Proposed [**FRONTIER Act**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/us-frontier-act/) United States - In force [**SB 53**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/ca-sb-53/) California - Passed, not yet in force [**SB 813**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/ca-sb-813/) California - In force [**EO N-9-26**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/ca-eo-n-9-26/) California - Passed, not yet in force [**RAISE Act**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/ny-raise-act/) New York ## Sources 1. [xAI Frontier Artificial Intelligence Framework](https://media.x.ai/v1/website/xai-frontier-artificial-intelligence-framework-30-june-2026-f1f0c916.pdf) xAI · Jun 30, 2026 2. [AI Safety Index Summer 2026, full report: Whistleblowing Protection indicators and Reporting Culture and Whistleblowing Track Record](https://futureoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AI-Safety-Index-Summer-2026-Digital-14-Jul.pdf) Future of Life Institute · Jul 14, 2026 3. [Frontier AI Safety Policies (index of published company frameworks)](https://metr.org/fsp) METR · Nov 8, 2026 4. [AI Safety Index, Summer 2026 Edition (scorecard)](https://futureoflife.org/ai-safety-index-summer-2026/) Future of Life Institute · Jul 7, 2026 5. [Grok 4.1 Model Card](https://data.x.ai/2025-11-17-grok-4-1-model-card.pdf) xAI · Nov 17, 2025 The lab Lab : xAI Based in : United States Overall : D+ GPA : 1.28 Models in this encyclopedia - [Grok 4.7](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/grok-4-7/) - [Grok 4](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/grok-4/) - [Grok 3 Beta](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/grok-3-beta/) Related terms [Frontier safety framework **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/frontier-safety-framework/)[Outside testing **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/pre-deployment-testing/)[Pause commitment **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/pause-commitment/)[Incident disclosure **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/incident-disclosure/)[Whistleblower protection **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/whistleblower-protection/) Cite this entry "xAI." The RSI Encyclopedia, enterrsi.si, November 8, 2026. https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/xai/ Free to cite under CC BY 4.0 with a link to enterrsi.si. In the Rogue Log ## Incidents involving xAI systems 3 cases in the Rogue Incident Database involve xAI systems. The most recent are shown here. [3 Defiance Sep 13, 2025 · Lab test Grok 4 and others still sabotaged shutdown under clearer orders Read the case](https://enterrsi.si/incidents/grok-4-and-others-resisted-shutdown/) [4 Deception Jun 20, 2025 · Lab test 16 frontier models chose blackmail in a simulated company Read the case](https://enterrsi.si/incidents/sixteen-models-chose-blackmail/) [4 Deception Jun 20, 2025 · Lab test Most models let a simulated executive die to avoid replacement Read the case](https://enterrsi.si/incidents/models-cancelled-emergency-alert-in-test/) The RSI Encyclopedia ## Keep reading 207 entries on the terms, labs, models, laws and events of rogue SI, plus every case in the Rogue Incident Database. 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